Window construction



March 19, 1929. B. J. GOLDSMITH ET AL 1,706,027

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed April 14, 1925 INVENTO Ber/"ram J Golda/711%.

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Patented Mar.- 19, 1929.

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ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOTHEENGLISH 8t MEBSICK NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

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Application filed April 14, 1925, Serial 1%. 22,963.-

This invention relatesto improvements in window constructions.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide an improved mounting for a closure so arranged that the interior of the vehicle or other structure upon which the window is mounted can be properly ventilated in any kind of weather.

' Another object is to so construct the ven- -1o tilating means as not to add materially to the cost thereof. a

. A still further object is to so arrange the ventilating opening that it can be entirely closed when desired without the addition-of any supplemental moving arts,

Other and more specific o jects will appear from the following description.

In the drawings: j Fig. 1 is an elevational view'of a portion of an automobile door showing our invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the same lineshowin the closure moved to a different position.

eferring to the details of the drawings:

There is shown a portion of the a utomobile frame 8 on which is mounted a swinging door 10 to which we have applied our invention. The door member 10 in the construction shown is formed with a transverse hollow frame member 11 above the window opening 12, the frame part 10 carrying the movable closure 14 shownas a-section of plate glass. The closure is adapted to entirely close the :5 window opening .12 or to be lowered into the window well as is usual in devices of this type. Any preferred form of window-guides 16 and window regulator 18 may be employed as the details thereof form no part of our present invention.

ries an-inverted channel 20 forming a closing pocket and which may be suitabl interlined with felt or other material as s own at 21 .5" to receive the window glass 14 when the window is. in closed position. In order to permit the window to be opened to a slight extent in damp or otherwise inclement weather, the t0p=frame member 11 has formed on the outer 0 face thereof a depending shield member 22 formed preferably as an integral part thereof- This flange 22 extends below. the upper part of the opening 12 sufficiently to permit the H window to be opened-to the position shown The upper transverse frame member 11car-' in Fig. 3 without danger of rain or snow '55 passing into the interior of'the vehicle. It

is sufficiently spacedfrom the plane-injwhich the window moves-to permit air to freely enter the opening with the window in the 4 position shown in Fig.3. 1 I

The frame member 11 may include the abutment flange 24 formed integrally with the said frame member. '1 The protecting drain trough 25 is preferably secured to the body part 8 in posltion to protect the door and in particular the opening shielded by the flange or shield member 22,

It will be seen that bythe above construe tion the window 14 may be, moved to position shown in Fig.3 in anyusual weather 1n order to properly ventilate'the'interior of the vehicle without discomfort to the; occupants of the vehicle. However, if in extremely cold .or wet weather, or for any other reason, it is desired to entirely close the window opening, this can be accomplished-without the use of an auxiliary moving parts. zvhile we have shown and described certain specific constructions, it is to be understood that these are in no way to be considcred the limits of the invention but that the pirit and scope of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. j t It is obvious that instead of formingthe protecting shield 22 as an integral part of the 5 door frame, it maybe made as a separate part secured to the door. Furthermore the invention is not limited to use uponclosedautomobiles butit ma be used in other rela-v tions without depa mg from the spirit of the invention. i 'We claim as our invention: I

1. In a vehicle door, a metallic frame pro- I vided with an opening and with a hollow upper cross member formed of sheet metal shieldimember adjacent the outer face thereof and positioned beneath the body of the cross member and within the plane of said door, a. closure for said opening, and means forslidably' supportin said closure in spaced relation to said shiel member. 2. In a vehicle door, a metallic frame provided with an opening and with an upper cross member extending across said door, said substantially unbroken outer surface for said door extending from the top of said flange to the bottom ofsaid shield member, said shield member being positioned within the plane of 10 said door, a transparent closure, and means forsupporting and moving said closure in spaced relation to said shield member.

3. In combination with a body including a framework providing an opening for a window, a depending shield arranged on the outer surface of said framework, said shield being extended below the upper edge of said opening and then turned inwardly and upwardly adjacent to the upper edge of said' opening.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 13th day of April A. D. 1925. Y

BERTRAM J. GOLDSMITH.

EMIL KOEB. 

